FIE Mod T18 .22LR revolver

[Greatestsin]

My father today handed me this revolver and asked me to find out what I can about it. The internet has not availed much info to me except that the company was a firearm importing company that did not make the weapons themselves, and buying from them was hit and miss with quality. I'm seeing them going between $100-$125 on auctions and ones that are broken or missing parts going for like $25. This is a picture of one i found on google, but looks about identical. The serial numbers are less than three hundred off from the gun in this picture. Basically, we are trying to find where it came from and when it was made, and about how much it would be worth.

 

[Gunaria]

I found 3 completed auctions on GunBroker, average price comes out to $72. FIE is the importer, my guess is that they come from somewhere out of Europe.

 

[K_W]

Grandpa has an FIE .22, not the same one as yours, but only one chamber lines up and locks properly, very dangerous to try and shoot.

 

[Dewidmt]

Most of them were made rather shoddily in Italy. Going price is around $40 for a decent one.

 

[Mosinguy]

Really not worth anything. Maybe $30-$40. It's dangerous to shoot and has no sideplate to remove to fix things inside. You have to fish parts through the trigger if I remember correctly.

 

[1911 nut]

The revolver pictured is a RG-14 made in Germany.

 

[Greatestsin]

Thanks everyone for your input!